U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM LATVIA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: LATVIA
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CALENDAR YEARS (JAN-DEC) | JANUARY - MARCH
| COMPARISONS %
PRODUCT 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | 2000 2001 CHANGE
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BULK AGRICULTURAL TOTAL................. 21 0 3 72 62 | 13 2,668* 19672
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 0 0 3* 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 21 0 0 72 62 | 13 2,668* 19672
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 0 8 0 11 33 | 3 9 248.25
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 0 0 0 7* 0 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 8 0 0 33 | 3 0 -100.0
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 0 0 0 4 0 | 0 9 -
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 320 309 1,543 1,001 883 | 180 467 159.26
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 49 82 133 170 302*| 35 184 427.38
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 260 136 1,311 689 357 | 92 231 149.84
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 0 0 0 2*| 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 0 0 0 0 103*| 45 7 -84.68
WINE AND BEER......................... 11 91 95 129* 61 | 7 0 -100.0
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 0 0 0 12 56*| 0 40 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 0 0 5 0 2 | 0 5 -
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 1,591 4,262 4,909 4,490 9,689*| 2,746 2,650 -3.52
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 4 0 0 373 | 113 705* 522.91
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 613 702 308 178 364 | 0 297 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 562 112 79 1,035 1,277*| 344 523 52.13
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 416 3,444 4,522 3,277 7,675*| 2,290 1,125 -50.86
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 650 312 626 562 871*| 137 251 82.55
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 650 312 626 562 871*| 137 251 82.55
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 341 317 1,546 1,084 977 | 196 3,144* 1502.6
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 2,582 4,891 7,081 6,136 11,536*| 3,080 6,045 96.25
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ANALYSIS BY: COMMODITY AND MARKETING PROGRAMS/FAS/USDA FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FAS WEB SITE "FASOnline"
SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS TRADE DATA AT www.fas.usda.gov, SELECT SEARCH, THEN BICO REPORTS
NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov